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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1959 and Earlier
4,692 movies from 1959 and earlier, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Banjo
1947 · Drama
Ye Olden Days
1933 · Animation
Kid Millions
1934 · Drama
Slattery’s Hurricane
1949 · Adventure
The Blue Veil
1951 · Drama
Goofy Groceries
1941 · Animation
Joe Macbeth
1955 · Crime
Hotel Reserve
1944 · Thriller
Pardners
1956 · Comedy
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Horror
The Fixer Uppers
1935 · Comedy
The Sword and the Rose
1953 · Drama
F.P.1
1933 · Crime
If You Knew Susie
1948 · Comedy
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949 · Comedy
Beezy Bear
1955 · Comedy
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955 · Thriller
You Can’t Fool Your Wife
1940 · Comedy
My Dream Is Yours
1949 · Music
The Seven Year Itch
1955 · Comedy
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 · Comedy
Boop-Oop-A-Doop
1932 · Comedy
To the Ends of the Earth
1948 · Thriller
Champion
1949 · Drama
Colt .45
1950 · Action
Party Wire
1935 · Comedy
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950 · War
Josephine and Men
1955 · Comedy
The King’s Vacation
1933 · Comedy
The Great Way
1947 · Drama
Gallant Journey
1946 · History
Murder in the Big House
1942 · Action
The Falcon Out West
1944 · Crime
Killer Dill
1947 · Comedy
Cleopatra
1934 · Romance
Captains of the Clouds
1942 · War
Early to Bed
1941 · Comedy
The Damned Don’t Cry
1950 · Drama
Get Hep to Love
1942 · Music
Mickey’s Good Deed
1932 · Comedy
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